Billable Code

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

J95.2 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

Coding Notes for J95.2
Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-2 Excludes:

Type-2 Excludes

Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."

Equivalent ICD-9 Code
GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

Other pulmonary insufficiency, not elsewhere classified, following trauma and surgery
(approximate match)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk.
This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code J95.2 and a single ICD9 code, 518.52 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.